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Fileset Status meanings

Filesets / Payloads Troubleshooting

Fileset Inventory Status In the stable below are the Fileset status codes that can occur in FileWave and some steps to reproduce some of them. Code Status Type Severity Fileset Status (Client Info) Deployment Status Available...

Understanding and Resolving Proxy Communication Issues in FileWave

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

What This article addresses the common communication issues encountered with FileWave, especially when using proxy servers like Lightspeed, Securly, and others. These issues often arise during periods of high network traffic, such as the re-deployment of devi...

Adobe Creative Cloud (macOS)

Software Deployment Recipes (macOS)

Description In today's digital age, visual content plays a pivotal role in branding, marketing, and communication strategies for enterprises. Adobe Creative Cloud offers a robust suite of tools tailored for creative professionals, and its enterprise version b...

recipe
PKG

Adobe Creative Cloud (Windows EXE)

Software Deployment Recipes (Microsoft)

Description In today's digital age, visual content plays a pivotal role in branding, marketing, and communication strategies for enterprises. Adobe Creative Cloud offers a robust suite of tools tailored for creative professionals, and its enterprise version b...

recipe
EXE

FileWave Hosted Servers and IVS Setup

Network Imaging / IVS Getting started with the Imaging Virtua...

Using IVS imaging for Windows for Hosted customers is supported but is different than an on-prem implementation. A Hosted customer is one where FileWave runs your FileWave Server in our cloud services. Notes below explain how to use IVS with a Hosted Server,...

CrowdStrike Falcon Protection (macOS)

Software Deployment Recipes (macOS)

Description Needing to deploy to CrowdStrike Falcon antivirus to your macOS fleet? FileWave has you covered. CrowdStrike's flagship product is called Falcon, which is a cloud-native platform that combines next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and res...

recipe
macOS

CrowdStrike Falcon Protection (Windows EXE)

Software Deployment Recipes (Microsoft)

Description Needing to deploy to Crowdstrike Falcon antivirus to your Windows fleet? FileWave has you covered. CrowdStrike's flagship product is called Falcon, which is a cloud-native platform that combines next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and r...

recipe
EXE

Office 2019 / Office 365 (Windows)

Software Deployment Recipes (Microsoft)

Description Need to deploy Microsoft Office 2019 or Office 365 onto your Windows machines? We've got you covered!  Note the Fileset below is based from the Microsoft Article listed here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/office2019/deploy Ingred...

Using Email to stay updated on KB updates

Community Engagement

What As a user of FileWave, you want to know when KB articles are created or updated. The KB has a built-in function to watch for changes to articles to keep you up to date. Note that if you prefer an RSS feed we have that too. Using RSS to stay updated on KB...

FileWave Version 15.1.0 (Unsupported)

Downloads Archived FileWave Versions (Unsupported)

These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in production. You should upgrade to either the most recent release or the one prior. They can always be found here: Supported FileWave Versions The FileWave endp...

FileWave Version
15.1.x

Minimum OS version for enrolling Apple devices via ADE

Apple School & Business Manager Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)

What MDM servers have the ability to enforce a minimum operating system version on enrolling devices when using Automated Device Enrollment (ADE).  This feature was added in FileWave version 15.1.0 for macOS 14.0 Sonoma and iOS/iPadOS 17.0. Apple does not sup...

ADE
iPadOS
iOS
macOS
FileWave Version
15.1.x

Return to Service feature for iOS/iPadOS

iOS / iPadOS

What Even though devices can be erased remotely, getting them back into service is a manual process, as it requires someone to physically touch them and take them through Setup Assistant. Apple is removing the additional manual step with the introduction of R...

iPadOS
FileWave Version
15.2.x
ADE
iOS
FileWave Version
15.1.x

Application Bundle IDs in Apple Profiles

Profiles (Apple)

What Some profile types require an Application Bundle Identifier to be supplied to the Profile.  In some instances this may be added automatically.  Examples of Profiles that require Application Bundle IDs are: Notifications Home Screen Layout When/Why...

Open Source Software included in FW v15.1.0

Downloads Open Source Software used in FileWave

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and software (OSS) to provide its features and functionality. We believe in the importance of open source software and are committed to giving back to the community. By listi...

FileWave Version
15.1.x

macOS Sonoma / iOS 17 support in FileWave 15.1.0+

Apple General Info

What iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 17 will be released on Monday, 18th of September. macOS 14 Sonoma was released on the 26th of September. FileWave 15.1.0 released on Thursday, September 21, 2023. When/Why As an administrator, it is important to know if these new O...

FileWave Version
15.1.x

Open Source Software included in FW prior to v15.1.0

Downloads Open Source Software used in FileWave

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and software (OSS) to provide its features and functionality. We believe in the importance of open source software and are committed to giving back to the community. By listi...

Custom MSI installer parameters

Filesets / Payloads

What Starting with FileWave 15.2.0 it is now possible to add custom parameters to MSI Filesets. This includes Filesets created by MSI files, but not Filesets automatically created based on Windows software updates. When/Why Some MSI installers accept custom...

filesets
FileWave Version
15.2.x

7zip (Windows MSI)

Software Deployment Recipes (Microsoft)

Description Example recipe for deploying 7zip with new MSI parameters in FileWave 15.2.0. Ingredients FW Admin 7zip MSI installer Be sure to review 7zip FAQs to use the proper install path. FileWave will force a silent install when using MSI i...

FileWave Version
15.2.x
recipe
MSI

FileWave Server should not have IPv6 enabled

FileWave Server Troubleshooting

What Enabling IPv6 on FileWave Server, Boosters, or IVS could lead to unexpected networking issues. IPv6 is a complex networking protocol that, while supported on macOS and Linux operating systems, is not optimized for use with FileWave. Therefore, it's recom...

Debian
FileWave
IVS
FileWave
Boosters
FileWave
Server

Custom iOS Wallpaper Dynamic Text Tips

iOS / iPadOS Customising iOS Wallpaper

What Consideration of the size and where to place the text being added to an Apple mobile device's Wallpaper. When/Why When adding text, there are 3 Font size options, plus 9 possible locations for placing text. Note, the preview is portrait, but this is n...